It means well, but The Odd Life of Timothy Green is ultimately too cloyingly sentimental -- and thinly scripted -- to satisfy all but the least demanding viewers.
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Hedges -
Producer -
Ahmet Zappa , Scott Sanders , James Whitaker -
Screenwriter -
Peter Hedges -
Distributor -
Walt Disney -
Production Co -
Walt Disney Studios -
Rating -
PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Brief Language) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 15, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$51.9M -
Runtime -
1h 44m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , Dolby Digital
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